Eleven days after the pope was hospitalized, speculation is mounting and prayers for his recovery verge on a vigil.

Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...

The Vatican on Monday announced the start of nighttime prayers for the health of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square, and ...

Pope Francis remains hospitalized and in critical condition. On Monday, the Vatican said some of the pope's laboratory tests ...

Pope Francis "rested well" throughout the night and remained in a slightly improved condition on Tuesday morning as he ...

Pope Francis is still critically ill as he battles double pneumonia, but his condition has shown a "slight improvement", the ...

Global media outlets, including CNN, CBS and NBC, are getting ready to descend upon Rome and Vatican City following reports ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis remains in critical condition and blood tests show early kidney failure but he remains alert ...

Though hospitalized in critical condition, Pope Francis was well enough to meet with the Vatican secretary of state to ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis, who is hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, was well enough to meet with ...